1、单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 6,-Reading,Going West,We will read a passage about American pioneers who traveled to the west for wealth and better life.Lets read and see what happened to them on the way.,Rocky mountains,The Salt Lake Valley,Death Valley,PRE-READING,Discuss the foll
2、owing questions with your partner.,Who were the Native Americans?,Where did they live and what do,you know about their life?,The Native Americans were the Indian.They lived in the vast land of West America and their life was simple and hard,.,They hunt for food and rode on horses.,2.History counts m
3、any cases in which,settlers moved into areas that,belonged to other people.Can you,give some examples?What happened?,The English moved into New Zealand,where they found the Maori already living.Similarly,the British moved into Australia,where they found the Aboriginals already living there.In more r
4、ecent history the Jewish people moved into the country that belonged to the Palestine people.In each case there were conflicts about the land.,3.The new settlements in America soon,became known as the Wild West.Why?,There were no laws and there were no police,no jails and no courts.As a result,law a
5、nd order did not exist,and anything could happen.,While-reading,When did their travel begin and,what was their destination?,The travel began in the middle of October of 1845,they decided to move to California.,2.What does“account”in the first,line means?,The“account”here means description.,For examp
6、le,“She gave the police a full account of the incident.”,3.In paragraph two,the author,mentioned Indian Greek.Where was it and was it very important?,It was in Kansas.It was the frontier at that time and also the meeting place for people moving to the west.,4.Do you know what difficulties they,ran i
7、nto during the journey?,They entered the desert and lost their way,and didnt have enough water to drink.Their animals died from lack of water.,5.According to the fourth paragraph,why do people call the desert Death,Valley?,People showed coldness and were not willing to help others in trouble.They ab
8、andoned everything they could.Valley is in chaos and full of dead,animals.Therefore,we called it Death Valley.,6.What is the theme of this passage?,If you make unremitting,不间断的,efforts,you will achieve your goals.Dont give up before difficulties.,Put the following sentences in the correct order.,We
9、reached the edge of the desert and our,days of hardship had come to an end.,2.We reached our first destination,which was the,meeting place for people moving to the west.,3.We were suffering from heat,thirst and,starvation,but in anxiety of reaching a place of,safety,no one stopped.,4.By the middle o
10、f October,1845,we set off for,our journey across the continent.,5.We left traveling with a group of 45 wagons.,6.We traveled through mountains and deserts in,the central part of the continent.,7.After traveling through four states,we decided,to spend the winter before moving on.,4,7,2,5,6,3,1,True o
11、r false?,1.We got to our destination in October 1846.,2.In order to get to our destination before,winter comes we traveled day and night.,3.The travelers call their ninety-mile drive through,the Salt Lake Desert the“Long drive”because,they had to travel without water or grass.,4.We had no choice but
12、 to travel on foot with,another five hundred miles.,5.The situation was so desperate that people,abandoned almost everything and,helped each other across the desert.,6.Feeling exhausted,I had to stay,behind with the children and wait for help.,1.How long did the author,spend finishing the journey?,A
13、More than 14 months.,B.About 24 months.,C.About a year.,D.About a year and a month.,Choose the best:,2.From the text,we can infer _.,the author and the travelers had to,go all day and all night long.,there was no oxen left when the,travelers reached California,C.many travelers died when their,days
14、of hardship came to an end.,D.the situation was more desperate,than they had expected.,3.Why did the travelers call their ninety-mile drive through the Salt Lake Desert the“Long Drive”?,A Because the landscape was dry,and barren,贫瘠的,.,B.Because water was salty and not,drinkable.,C.Because their wate
15、r supply was so,low.,D.All of the above.,4.What does the author mean by saying“No,I wont give up.I knew that giving up meant a shallow grave in the sand.”?,A.He was determined to go on with the,journey,for he was sure to die through,Salt Lake Desert unless he struggled,against the hardship.,B.He was
16、 sure to continue the journey,for,he would die because of the sand.,C.He intended to go on with the journey,for death would wait for him unless he,paused in the desert.,D.He was going on with the journey,for,nobody would escape from the desert if he,gave in to the bad fate.,5.what can we learn from
17、the ending of the story “Going West”?,A.People shouldnt set foot on a wild,land because of hardship.,B.Travelers should travel light,C.Travelers should arrange for their,journey before setting off for their,destination.,D.Perseverance can go hand in hand,with survival or success in time of,danger or
18、 difficulty.,We learned that during our lifetime,we may run into many difficulties.When we come across the problems,we shouldnt try to escape.Instead,we should learn to face reality and solve the problems.As long as we overcome the difficulties and never give up,we will achieve our goals and succeed
19、Moreover,we all have dreams in our heart.As long as we insist on and make,unremitting efforts,we will make our dreams come true one day.,6.What can we learn from this text?,7.The best title of the text is _.,A Journey To California,B.The Hardship Of The,Journey,C.The Salt Lake Desert,D.Enjoy Your L
20、ife,Phrases,在,的春天,把,装到车上,留下,出发,一年的旅程,选,为,在白天,形成一个圆圈,迷路,一块草地,11.,疲惫地走,in the spring of,pack,sth,.onto a wagon,leave behind,set off,a journey of a year,choose as,by day,form a circle,lose ones way,a patch of grass,11.drag ones legs/feet,12.,急需,13.,分享,14.,习惯做,15.,遭受,16.,渴望,17.,安全的地方,18.,在多数情况下,19.,跪下,2
21、0.,爬行,21.,在,心中,22.,上帝恩许之地,23.,结束,12.in desperate need of,13.share,sth,.with,sth,.,14.be accustomed to,sth,./doing,15.suffer from,16.in anxiety of doing,sth,.,17.a place of safety,18.in most cases,19.get onto ones knees,20.move on all fours,21.in ones mind,22.the promised land,e to an end,Long Difficult Sentences,This account of the wonderful land,beyond the Rocky Mountains gave him the,idea to move there.,2.The journey through the mountains and desert in the central part of the continent was the most trying part.,wonderful,the mountains,and desert,part,central/of the continent,






